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Kumbuka the gorilla's story has a much happier ending than Harambe's. The silverback gorilla was recaptured within an hour of escaping his enclosure at the London Zoo Thursday night, and a keeper tells the BBC that he is "happy to report that he's up and grumbling, and interacting with the rest of his family in his gorilla kingdom." The western lowland silverback didn't get a chance to swing from Big Ben: Authorities say he was taken down by a tranquilizer dart while still in a secure area reserved for zookeepers.

Armed police were sent to the scene—which some visitors locked into zoo buildings after the alarm was raised likened to Jurassic Park—but no shots were fired, and the zoo says the public was never in danger, the AP reports. Kumbuka's keeper says the gorilla is a very popular animal and despite the escape attempt, "he will be given his favorite treats a bit later on."

I cant help but notice that animals that escape from zoos,or stray into town, or in some way misbehave in other countries have a much greater chance of surviving the incident than animals here in the U.S. .In other places, they will cordon off an area, let the animal kinda do its thing, wait for it to get tired and hungry, then try to get them moving back toward their area, or tranquilize them. To do it this way takes patience-something not in abundance here.Plus here we have to worry about liability a bit more. Who can blame animals that are often taken from their homes and caged for trying to get out,even if just out of curiosity.Iguess I just dont get why animal that behaves like an animal usually gets a death sentence , but a person that knows better,and yet commits a violent crime is usually given chance after chance. (Fact- Just about any animal is way cooler than any human.)